HIGHLIGHTS FROM CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS APRIL 30

CHICAGO, April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- HIGHER PUMP PRICES COULD HURT LOCAL
ECONOMY -- Gas prices, perhaps, as high as $3 a gallon this summer could
siphon $1.2 billion from the area's slowing economy, according to an exclusive
Crain's Chicago Business analysis.
Also 18,000 jobs that rely on discretionary spending in sectors such as
retail and restaurant could be pink-slipped.
When gas prices hike so do the number of customers who drive away without
paying, Crain's reports.
WILL McDONALD'S RECOVER ITS SIZZLE?
Only 23% of recent McDonald's customers prefer its hamburgers to other
chains, an exclusive Crain's survey finds.
To beef up sales in its 12,800 U.S. restaurants, it cooked up a new
rotating menu and ad campaign in an overbuilt market.
WHITE HOUSE TO LOOK AT ILLINOIS NEEDS
The White House will consider more funding for Illinois special education
and Medicaid programs, reports Crain's. The Medicaid hike would net Illinois
about $1 billion more annually.
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CHICAGO, April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- HIGHER PUMP PRICES COULD HURT LOCAL
ECONOMY -- Gas prices, perhaps, as high as $3 a gallon this summer could
siphon $1.2 billion from the area's slowing economy, according to an exclusive
Crain's Chicago Business analysis.
Also 18,000 jobs that rely on discretionary spending in sectors such as
retail and restaurant could be pink-slipped.
When gas prices hike so do the number of customers who drive away without
paying, Crain's reports.
WILL McDONALD'S RECOVER ITS SIZZLE?
Only 23% of recent McDonald's customers prefer its hamburgers to other
chains, an exclusive Crain's survey finds.
To beef up sales in its 12,800 U.S. restaurants, it cooked up a new
rotating menu and ad campaign in an overbuilt market.
WHITE HOUSE TO LOOK AT ILLINOIS NEEDS
The White House will consider more funding for Illinois special education
and Medicaid programs, reports Crain's. The Medicaid hike would net Illinois
about $1 billion more annually.
SEE CRAIN'S WEBSITE: CHICAGOBUSINESS.COM
MAKE YOUR OPINION COUNT - Click Here
http://tbutton.prnewswire.com/prn/11690X68294569
SOURCE Crain's Chicago Business